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• Dec 1, 2022

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How do I enable thumbnails to show on folders? I have deselected Always show icons, never thumbnails, but it still only shows plain folders.

Any help appreciated. Using totally updated W11.

 

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Hello modelman,

It depends on which build you have installed. The thumbnails started with build 22557.

Enable or Disable Thumbnail Previews in File Explorer in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable thumbnail previews on files and folders in File Explorer for your account, all users, or specific users in Windows 11 and Windows 10. File Explorer can display thumbnail previews (image) or icons on files and folders in Windows. If you...

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I am using build 22621.

 

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In that case, double check through the options in the tutorial above to make sure everything is set properly to turn on and enable thumbnail previews in File Explorer to see if one may be affecting this.

 

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  64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)

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  ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)

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